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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

My Son Adi is turning 3 this 21st, so for the next few days. I am going to be little busy, shopping and partying. I thought why not finish up with all the pending posts and then take a break. Then I have a long recipe list coming up for Ugadi and Sri Rama Navami. Hell lot of work to do!!

Starting a blog has not only made me little busy from the usual schedule but my way of cooking has improved a lot than before. Before, I never used to be so dedicated to cooking. It was like any other daily task. Used to finish it fast and go to the next job. Now, I cook systematically, with lot of decoration, garnishing, presentation and most importantly concentration. "Hubby is happy!! Gets to eat something new everyday."

We all love dosas/attlu(a Telugu Word), especially when it comes in a different version than usual. This Dosa is very different from the normal ones and in other words called “sponge or cushion” dosa. My Mother-in-Law taught me this recipe. It is served hot and it simply melts in your mouth.

Soak rice, poha and fenugreek together in sour buttermilk or yogurt.Add water and dilute the yogurt. Remember not to add too much water.But very important point is 'Yogurt / Butter Milk' should be very sour, else the batter will not ferment. Let it soak overnight.Morning, grind them into batter without adding much water. The batter should be comparatively thicker than the usual dosa batter.Pour the batter in to a huge vessel, as it will ferment and double it's size.Now, add salt to the batter and let it ferment for another 12 hours.The batter should double its size. Now, it's ready to become cushion dosa. The batter should be poured in a non-stick kadai and should not be smeared to make dosas. It should be left as it is only pouring oil in the edges.Cover it with lid and gas on medium heat. Then when the upper side gets cooked toss it to the other side and cook. The dosa will rise up to half an inch of thickness in the pan, yet soft and spongy. Now serve it hot with chutney or sambar.

Sharmi,there are two more girls before me!!See,I ma not the only one!;DWe call set dosas too in Mysore because they are always served in 3s,I love them.Looks great.Happy 3rd Birthday to your son!:))My son is 12 today!!Log in to my FH today:D

Sharmi, whatever u said in that post is true, busy schedules, more focuss and attention and variety of food on dining table..all thanks to this lil blog world:) hey enjoy shopping and preparing for ur kid's b'day...ugadi for u and vishu for us and easter comes before that...hmm.great isn't it,lots of celebs and gud foooood tooo :)

Hey Sharmi, My mother too makes these and I had post the recipe a few months back. I just love these. Its rather cold in the place I live and so have never tried it out as the fermentation part is really important. And you know what, I saw that episode of Giada and made them for a frnds b'day in Jan. Still haven't got to post it though !! :P

Happy bday to your son!! You've said it right, there's more attention on presentation etc all due to blogging! And something new to eat everyday!! I recently made this set dosa from another blogger. I loved the pineapple flowers, looked beautiful.:)

A no dal dosa? nice recipe. I do add a handfull of poha to my usual dosai recipe. It makes it soft and fluffy. I can imagine how soft this would be with all that poha in it. Thanks!Hemahttp://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/

Mom mom makes this we call it sponge dosa, I tried making this many times here but its not fermenting properly here,I guess its because of the weather.Last time when I visited Indian I tried making this and it came out very well.Thanks for posting wonderful recipe.

Hi Sharmi, this looks really delicious! I could easily gobble that up right now. You have alot of lovely dishes here -- I shall be back to read more. Hope your little one had a fun birthday too -- pics are so adorable :)

i hope you had a great time celebrating your son's birthday...here's wishing him many more lovely years of health and happiness....dosas are a fav at my home too...this is being bookmarked to be tried...